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River levels may become long-term worry in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

The drought has increased transport costs and complicated export logistics as well as electricity generation and water provision for millions of people. It coincides with the end…

Paraguay-Argentina river rift will have a wider impact

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PARAGUAY/ARGENTINA

In response to the toll placed on river traffic using the Argentine section of the Paraguay-Parana waterway, known as the Hidrovia, the Paraguayan government has also withdrawn…

Climate disruptions bring long-term impact in Paraguay

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PARAGUAY

While the current La Nina event has been more prolonged than usual, the drought effects are not unprecedented. However, they have been exacerbated by record heatwaves believed to…

Brazil's Amazon drought poses environmental challenges

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BRAZIL

Since late September rains have failed in the Amazon region, causing the most severe drought in over a century. Factors including El Nino, climate change and ongoing fires are…

Congo’s new Banana port may face trust problems

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CONGO-KINSHASA

The new facility is to be built by Emirati state-owned logistics firm DP World and will become the first deep-water port in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), if it opens…

Laos-Vietnam trade hub prospects are unconvincing

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LAOS/VIETNAM

Lao and Vietnamese cooperation in infrastructure development and Laos's prospects as an inland trade hub.

Panama Canal woes will have local and global impacts

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PANAMA

The situation has sent policymakers scrambling to identify fixes, as shippers explore alternative routes and the country faces the loss of hundreds of millions of US dollars in…

Moldova and Ukraine to upgrade cross-border links

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MOLDOVA/UKRAINE

Chisinau is pursuing an overhaul of critical cross-border infrastructure. Modernising railway and road networks could provide neighbouring Ukraine with another corridor to the EU…

Drought and Ukraine dampen Paraguay's growth outlook

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PARAGUAY

This reflects the twin impacts of severe drought and rising fuel prices caused by the war in Ukraine. Congress first approved and then later rejected a temporary fuel subsidy for…

Myanmar economic policy gaps may deter investors

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MYANMAR

This is consistent with elements of the National League for Democracy (NLD)-led government's economic policy that was finally released on July 29, four months after the party went…